Sunday, 16 April 2017

Iraq: IS launches chlorine gas attacks in western Mosul

Iraq: IS launches chlorine gas attacks in western Mosul

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi military officer says Islamic State militants
have launched a gas attack in a newly-liberated area in western Mosul.
The officer with the anti-terrorism forces said Saturday that the
attack occurred the night before in the al-Abar neighborhood, when IS
fired a rocked loaded with chlorine. He said seven soldiers suffered
breathing problems and were treated in a nearby field clinic.
The officer spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to release information.

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces are currently battling IS militants in the
more densely-populated western half of Mosul. Iraqi officials say more
than half of western Mosul has been retaken. The extremists were driven
out of the eastern half of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, in
January.